Posted By Stacey Mulick on February 8, 2010 at 5:43 am
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Camille Love
A 20-year-old woman was killed and her younger brother injured when an occupant of another vehicle opened fire as the siblings sat in their vehicle on an East Side Tacoma street.
No arrests have been reported. The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman as Camille A. Love, 20.
The surviving victim told officers there was no confrontation between the two cars before the shots were fired, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said.
Investigators were looking into the possibility that a traffic issue might have precipitated the shooting.
"There was nothing intentional on the victims' part," Fulghum said. "It wasn't like they were racing around, driving erratically."
The traffic issue "was the only thing that could have happen that may have set (the shooter) off," Fulghum said.
The shooting was reported about 10 p.m. Sunday. The brother told investigators he and his sister had just left a family gathering and were headed to a friend's house.
Camille Love and her brother Josh.
They noticed a minivan following them. The two vehicles were side by side at a couple of lights, Fulghum said.
When the light turned green at East 64th Street and Portland Avenue, an occupant of a white minivan opened fire on the victims' red car, Fulghum said. The minivan was in the right lane; the red car in the left lane.
Several shots were fired. The minivan sped off down Portland Avenue.
The victims' vehicle kept going and came to a stop in its lane in the 5600 block of Portland Avenue. Love died at the scene.
Her brother, who was in the passenger seat, was shot in the arm. Paramedics took him to Tacoma General Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Fulghum said.
Officers found the suspect's minivan abandoned a short time later. Someone in the area called police about a suspicious vehicle - the minivan - which had been left running in the middle of the street, Fulghum said. It was a mile or two from the shooting scene, Fulghum said.
Officers learned the minivan had been reported stolen out of King County. Officers impounded the minivan for processing.
No shooter was around, Fulghum said.
Fulghum said there were no initial indications that the shooting had any gang ties.
"It was just a brother and sister who were out," Fulghum said. "That's all they were doing."
The homicide is the second in the city so far this year.
Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and charges filed in the case. Reach Crime Stoppers at 253-591-5959.
Tipsters can remain anonymous.
Categories: Tacoma
Tags: East Side, Homicide
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